Date Palm

Spider lily

About Date Palm and Spider lily

Date Palm

Spider lily

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Palm or Cycad

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Northern Africa, Western Asia

China, Korea

Types

Phoenix dactylifera

Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily

Number of Varieties

250140

0 40000

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Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert

Along cemeteries

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-125-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

10-3

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.00 cm50.80 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

610.00 cm22.90 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Ivory

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Silver

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Compost, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis, wheezing

drowsiness, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anemia, anti-inflammatory, constipation, Diarrhea, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Nutrients, Weight loss

anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Bulbs

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Street Trees, Tropical

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHOENIX dactylifera

LYCORIS chinensis

Common Name

Date Palm

Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily

In Hindi

खजूर

Lycoris Spider lily

In German

Dattelpalme

Spinnenlilien

In French

Palmier dattier

Lycoris Spider lily

In Spanish

Palmera datilera

Lycoris Spider lily

In Greek

Χουρμαδιά

Lycoris Spider lily

In Portuguese

palma de tâmara

Lycoris Spider lily

In Polish

Data Palm

Lycoris Spider lily

In Latin

Date Palm

Lycoris Spider lily

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Liliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Arecales

Liliales

Family

Arecaceae

Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Phoenix

Lycoris

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Phoeniceae

Subfamily

Coryphoideae

Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

26080

1 27800

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Properties of Date Palm and Spider lily

Wondering what are the properties of Date Palm and Spider lily? We provide you with everything About Date Palm and Spider lily. Date Palm has thorns and Spider lily doesn't have thorns. Also Date Palm does not have fragrant flowers. Date Palm has allergic reactions like Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis and wheezing and Spider lily has allergic reactions like Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis and wheezing. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Date Palm and Spider lily and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Date Palm and Spider lily

Season and care of Date Palm and Spider lily is important to know. While considering everything about Date Palm and Spider lily Care, growing season is an essential factor. Date Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Spider lily season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Date Palm is Loam, Sand and for Spider lily is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Date Palm is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Spider lily is Acidic, Neutral.

Date Palm and Spider lily Physical Information

Date Palm and Spider lily physical information is very important for comparison. Date Palm height is 152.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Spider lily height is 50.80 cm and width 22.90 cm. The color specification of Date Palm and Spider lily are as follows:

Date Palm flower color: Ivory
Date Palm leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green
Spider lily flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
Spider lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Date Palm and Spider lily

Care of Date Palm and Spider lily include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Date Palm pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Spider lily pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Date Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Spider lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.